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FAT Reader is a little directory sorter program written in VB .NET that lets you sort the file and folder entries of a FAT file system, giving you complete control of their order. It is useful for MP3 Media Players, Digital Photo Albums and all other devices that do not provide a function to change the play list order, but also for everyone who simply want things to be in the order they choose and not in the order that the system forces upon them.

Unlike some other FAT Sorting Tools that I found on the internet, mine not only has a GUI, but can also do real sorting on the filesystem level. And because it communicates with the device drivers, it should be able to handle all drives that Windows recognizes as FAT, be it MP3 player, USB stick or harddisk, even mounted TrueCrypt volumes work.

Now with resizable window for extra flavor. ;)

• Sorts both files and folders, not limited to certain devices or filetypes
• Does not use 'tricks' like moving files to temporary folders or renaming them
• Should work on all NT-based Windows versions
• It's free...

Just unzip the contents of the archive into a folder of your choice and you are good to go. If you don't know how to create a shortcut for it by yourself, please check out the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

If you get a message about insufficient rights upon startup, right-click on the program icon, choose "Properties" - "Compatibility" and check "Run As Administrator".

For detailled information how to use the program, please refer to the Readme file (also included in the .ZIP archive).